Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run Driver Admits To Leaving Man To Die On Side Of Road
Detectives from the Dade City Police Department have arrested a 29-year-old Dade City man in connection with a hit-and-run death.
DADE CITY, FL -- Detectives from the Dade City Police Department have arrested a 29-year-old Dade City man in connection with the hit-and-run death of Thomas Michael Burdeshaw, 53, on Saturday, April 21.
Police believe Burdeshaw was lying near the edge of Blanton Road when he was struck by a car at about 1:45 a.m. (see related story).
Gregory Germaine Pye of the 13000 block of Sheila Lynn Court turned himself into police late Thursday, April 26, and was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a death, a first-degree felony.
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According to police, Pye said he returned to the accident scene after hitting Burdeshaw with his 1996 Toyota Avalon. When he saw that Burdeshaw was critically injured, however, he didn’t call for medical help or report the accident to police.
Pye's car was later located by police and towed when the damage to the car was consistent with evidence found at the scene of the hit-and-run crash. The police have recovered forensic evidence from the car as well.
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Pye was transported to the Land O' Lakes Detention Center where he is awaiting a bail hearing.
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